Internships

All Environmental Studies majors are required to undertake an off-campus internship for credit. Internships may be completed during either semester or over the summer. The Ursinus Environmental Studies students and faculty, as well as the College’s Career Services Office, assist students in identifying internship opportunities. 

Following is a list of internships undertaken by current and recent Ursinus Environmental Studies majors: 

Water Quality Laboratory Technician, Aquatic Laboratory Services, Inc., Oaks, PA 

Eco-Sciences Intern, O’Brien & Gere, Blue Bell, PA 

Environmental Education Staff, Weis Ecology Center of the NJ Audubon Society, Ringwood, NJ 

Education Program Intern, Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown, PA 

Animal Care Program Intern, Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown, PA 

Education Program Intern, Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA 

Organic Farm Assistant, Willow Creek Orchards, Collegeville, PA 

Farm Apprentice, Charlestown Cooperative Farm, Charlestown, PA 

Recycling Intern, Solid Waste Authority of Cumberland County, Carlisle, PA 

Alternative Energy Research Intern, Central Pennsylvania Energy Consortium, Harrisburg, PA 

Resource Management Intern, East Pikeland Township Administration, Kimberton, PA 

Land and Wildlife Management Intern, Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Calais, ME 

Intern, Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, PA 

Leadership Intern, Scenic Pennsylvania, Collegeville, PA 

Environmental Educator, Great Valley Nature Center, Devault, PA 

Environmental Educator, Valley Forge National Park, King of Prussia, PA 

Environmental Educator, Brandywine Creek State Park, Greenville, DE 

Environmental Engineering Intern, F.X. Browne, Inc., Lansdale, PA 

Science Communications Intern, Merck & Co., Harleysville, PA 

National Environmental Policy Act Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Philadelphia, PA 

Environmental Planning Intern, Montgomery County Planning Commission, Norristown, PA 

Manatee Recovery Program Intern, Florida Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL 

Aquatic Toxicology Intern, B-H Laboratories, Middletown, PA 

Intern, Meeting Point – Kampala, Uganda, East Africa 

Planning Intern, Morris Land Conservancy, Boonton, NJ 

International Environmental Policy Intern, Stakeholder Forum For a Sustainable Future, London, England 

Research Assistant, Radiation and Public Health Project, Norristown, PA 

Teaching Assistant, Coral Reef Ecology Course, Bermuda Biological Station for Research, St. George’s, Bermuda 

Laboratory Technician, GLA Laboratories, King of Prussia, PA 

Intern, Green Lane Park, Montgomery County Parks System, Green Lane, PA 

SCUBA Internship, Telford Dive Unit, Harleysville, PA 

Divers Alert Network Intern, Project Dive Exploration, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 

Intern, Office of Comprehensive Planning, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Philadelphia, PA

Black Fly Suppression Program Intern, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg, PA

Ursinus College’s Career Services Office maintains web sites with useful information for environmental internship and job-seekers. See the following links:

Environmental job-seekers

Environmental Internship Resources